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D'Albercuix Beach

Strip of sandy coves and beaches in Port de Pollença

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Port de Pollenca (Puerto Pollensa)
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Wandering down the waterfront you have your choice of which little beach to stop at, some are more crowded than others and some are almost too small to fit a family on and any patch of sand that can fit them has sun loungers. All of the beaches can be easily accessed from the pedestrian walkway.

These little coves walled by stone jetties and backed by pine trees give a more exotic feel to your beach day than the busy long stretch of the main beach, and if you take pictures in front of the villa with the carved elephants no one will believe you weren’t in Thailand for the week.

The added bonus of these beaches is they are the last patches of sand in Puerto Pollenca to get the sun in the evening. The main beach loses the sun behind the taller buildings but the further down the pine walk you head, the later you can be soaking up the last rays of the sun. Whether or not you choose to camp out on the beaches, the pine walk itself is well worth a wander and is very popular with residents and holiday makers alike for a pre-dinner stroll at around 8pm.

You can wander all the way along, peering at the boats and the villas until you reach the Military zone at the northern end which is gated and stops you proceeding any further. There are no toilets or showers specifically for these beaches but you can always walk back past the port to the main beach and use their facilities. 

Hotels Nearby
The entire stretch of the pine walk is home to a diverse collection of accommodation options including quaint cottages, traditional stone villas and modernistic chrome and glass fronted cubes. If you’re lucky enough to be staying in one of these sought after premises on the Pine walk waterfront then you’ll absolutely want to make the beaches of D’Albercruix your base camp for the week. Nearby in the port there are family-friendly apart-hotels, boutique hotels and more luxurious options are available. This area is also popular for villa rentals. Nearby Hotel Diana has a pool jutting out into the sea and the Hotel Miramar uses theirs to host beautifully located weddings.

Restaurants Nearby
A short stroll towards the port opens up  a long stretch of shops, supermarkets and restaurants but the row of commerce is removed from Albercuix, the cobbled walkway and a row of the pine trees that give the area its name, so although all the shops and eateries are to hand, the beaches don’t feel crowded by them. The nearby restaurants serve local cuisine along with international favourites. There are no ‘chiringuitos’ on the beach itself.

Nightlife
Nearby Port de Pollença is well known as one of the most family-friendly resorts, however there are numerous bars plus ‘Chivas’, a small disco for those looking for some late night fun.  

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  1. Setting & Location
  2. Water Safety & Clarity
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  4. Watersports Nearby
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Setting & Location

If you start at the port and follow the promenade along to you will pass the beaches almost in size order, starting with the large ones featuring sun loungers one lifeguard station and some incredible sandcastle art installations. As you continue along the coves get smaller and are interspersed with the stone jetties that reach out into the shallow clear water, any one of which makes a perfect spot to stop for an impromptu photo shoot, as do the instances of rough hewn stone steps down into the shallow clear water. If you  cross to the other side of the port you will find that the beach continues but in smaller bite sized chunks of sand that are dotted in between the restaurants and jetties of the beautiful area of town that is the Pine walk.

Water Safety & Clarity

The water here is clear, and for the most part sheltered, so often leaving it feeling very calm and tranquil, making it very child friendly. Only the largest part of the beach has a lifeguard.

Beach Quality

Lovely soft white sand throughout, clear blue water with shallow sea entry.

Watersports Nearby

There are just enough rocks to make snorkelling and fish spotting the order of the day. While the beach lacks water sports activities, just head to one of the nearby watersports vendors in Port de Pollenca for an array of watersports to get your adrenaline pumping. Occasionally, a boat with divers also ventures into the bay. 

Directions

Head north along the front line from the port. Parking is available behind the port’s beach in the paid public car park, or in some of the back-streets of the town. Palma airport is around 65km south and a 40-minute drive. The 301 bus also leaves from central Palma to Puerto Pollenca almost hourly and takes 1hr 10 minutes.

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